Ghosts may be still haunting the frosty air. Forget it. Indian students at Ohio State turned their back and spent their weekend celebrating Diwali, the Indian Festival of Light.2052 years ago, Lord Rama, an Indian god, slew demons and returned home victorious, said Puneet Nevatia, a graduate student majoring in engineering. People celebrated his homecoming and the tradition lasted, so Diwali symbolizes good over evil. ‘Oil lamps are lit all night long,’ Nevatia said.Karthik Suriyanarayanan, a graduate student majoring in industrial and system engineering, who newly arrived from India said the holiday is really fun at home. ‘We get up at four o’clock to fire crackers,’ Suriyanarayanan said. ‘I will be arrested if I fire crackers here.’ Suriyanarayan watched other Indian students playing charades at Royer Students Activity Center Sunday night. Ironicly, the charades turned out to be a bit noisy as students got enthusiastic.’They did a big job here,’ Suriyanaryanan said. ‘I need ear plugs.’ Colored light bulbs were blinking on the wall. On the surface of a table at the far end of the hall was a delicate petal pattern made of blue and red colored rice. Two bowls of fruit and several coconuts were set around the pattern.It was here that a Hindu priest conducted the Diwali ‘puja’, a ceremony of worship, earlier the day, said Pramod Agrawal, president of the Indian Students Association. 50 students followed the priest through the puja, offering their prayers.The colored design symbolizes good wishes, said Agrawal, a graduate student majoring in engineering. Every Indian family has different patterns laid out on the ground in front of their door at Diwali time. ‘We feel like we are back in India,’ Latha Shivakumal, a graduate student majoring in microbiology.Music quizzes, pictionaries and charades are common forms of activities at Diwali time in Indian colleges, though on a much larger scale, Nevatia said.For the few non-Indian guests at the party, food was the main attraction.’I come for dinner,’ said Eric Ulm, a 1995 OSU graduate. ‘I like Indian food. I have it all the time.’For most Indian students, it was an opportunity to get together.’We need to get together. OK we have Diwali, we have fun,’ said Rajech Mani, a graduate student majoring in mechanical engineering.Diwali falls on the last day of the last month of lunar calendar. This year it falls on Nov. 11th, the day of ‘no moon.’